How to Peel a Kiwi Fruit

I’ve always peeled kiwi fruit with a knife — even when I lived in New Zealand and nobody there told me anything different. I found this video on You Tube today and it works.

I also have peeled every kiwi fruit I had in the house testing it out. Fruit salad for Sunday lunch, anyone? We both have a stomach bug (hopefully that 24 hour kind where you are sure you’re going to die if it doesn’t stop soon) and kiwi fruit isn’t anything you should have too much of when the plumbing is out of whack. If you’re already “going” kiwi fruit will make you go even faster. 🙂

I’m nearly caught up from my holiday break and I can’t wait to get back into the kitchen and play with food. I’m hoping that our business will sell once we finally get it on the market and then we can concentrate on all things food.

Do you find it difficult to catch up when you’ve gone away on holidays, been ill for an extended period or had guests who sucked the life right out of you for weeks? (I’m not saying that that’s what happened to me, at least not out loud.) Maybe it’s my age but I’m just now getting caught up on my favorite blogs, reaching out on Twitter and Facebook and getting the darned kitchen floor clean.

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Oh dear Maureen, I hope that bug is out of you faster than 24 hours, and you are back and running soon. Thanks for the kiwi pealing tutorial! We peal it the same way, only cut it in half first: kids just love to spoon kiwi out and be left with a boat! 🙂

I love the internets. It teaches me things I have been doing wrong my entire 66 years of life on thsi earth – like the correct way to peel a banana, and now how to peel a kiwi. Who would have thought. 🙂

That bug’s been in the US too, but it lasts longer than 24 hrs! I hope you didn’t suffer long. I have peeled kiwi like this before but these days just use a paring knife and peel around. My kids like to scoop out the flesh with kiwi halves using the spoon method.

Hope you are feeling better and energised. I am still having issues and can’t seem to get going after my short vacation.

Oh dear, Maureen, hope you and yours are better very soon. I know that bug all too well. Good video. I cut my kiwis in half and eat them like an egg but this way is handy if you are adding them to salad. (This reminds me, I had a colleague who hated kiwi. She said her throat felt all itchy after eating them. I asked her if she peeled them… Peel them? she asked.)

That is so cool – I just a minute ago posted a comment on http://barefeetinthekitchen.blogspot.com/ telling Mary how I remember her posting about Kiwi and how to peel it. I love this! She also posted that you can peel ginger with a spoon. Who knew? I’m going to try it. Have a lovely week.

Hope you feel better soon!! ::: sending chicken noodle soup, grilled cheese, and chocolate chip cookies ::: This was a great video. I got a juicer for Christmas, and it will help me peel those kiwis better. Good find!

I have never seen a kiwi peeled like this before but I think I need to go buy some tomorrow just so I can try this! I am sorry that you haven’t felt well and hope that you get to feeling good real soon!

I’ve been sick too and I just can’t get rid of it. My son gave it to my daughter and it was me. They got better already but I’m having such a hard time to recover (not young anymore). Hope you will feel better and get back to the regular schedule soon.
Thanks for sharing this video. You make me want to go out and buy kiwi fruits to try this method. I’m excited!

I hope you’re feeling better, that winter stomach bug is horrid and makes you so tired afterwards. After the marathon of Christmas cooking I needed to start making completely different things, I’m playing around with a cook book from 1910. Some recipes are worth trying, some – the 40 minute boiled vegetables – should be avoided. GG

Thank you for sharing this youtube video Maureen!! I usually peel my kiwis with a knife and it usually takes so much of the fruit, so I am very glad to see this 🙂 Hope you are feeling much better soon xx

LOL wow sounded like they were a handful, your visitors. I am so glad too that the holiday season is over.

I don’t usually peel a kiwi. I half it and spoon the flesh out. They are more of a rarity here and expensive so I don’t necessarily buy them too often and if I do they end up being eaten hidingly and fast. ^.^
But today I learned something new. Thanks for sharing your video and I want to see you more foodie soon again.

What a great video! My Mom and I were just talking about kiwi and how we always forget to buy it (they kind of hide it around here) but it is so delicious and good for you! I am jealous that you live in New Zealand..amazing! I am sure it is just beautiful there. I hope you are feeling better!

VERY cool! I love stuff like this. I’m going to the market first thing in the morning and guess what I’ll be loaded up with? Thanks Maureen! Hope you recover quickly from everything and will soon be cooking and baking to your hearts content 🙂

Hope you are feeling better soon my friend! I’m sorry I haven’t been around lately but I stopped receiving your email updates!
All good now though I will just keep you in extra special mind 🙂
Anyhow this is a great post my kiwifruit always look a little dodgy 🙂

Sorry to hear that you’re feeling under the weather. Ugh, it was had to get going again after the holidays, but I had such a great time! I love getting with my family. And this year I saw some long lost friends. It was a true gift to see them again.

So sorry to hear you are not feeling too well Maureen.
The kids had a stomach virus for a week that they got from school and it was a horrible week! I hope you get better real soon
I always peel Kiwi with a knief, this is really interesting!I need to buy some kiwi ASAP

Sorry to hear your feeling ill, but sending all the best wishes for you to get better.
p.s. nope, it’s not the age responsible for catching up after a break (or I’m aging even more prematurely than I thought), it’s well, life 😉

I don’t know how I missed the notification for this post. I enjoy kiwi fruit but don’t eat them nearly enough. Thank you for the peeling technique information. It seems simple but I know it’s going to be useful.

Hi Maureen! What a great tutorial! I’ve always been using my knife and of course, my kiwi are uneven and wonky! I can’t wait to try this technique! I hope you are getting some rest and will be back to your own spunky self , soon. I miss your beautiful creations! : )

You are not the only one when it comes to guests over the Holidays. My wife is always relieved when everyone has gone. Don’t get me wrong we love to have guests over. I hope you feel better soon. I love kiwis and I think the best way to peel them is with a sharp potato peeler.

Haha no, no, it’s not just you. I just came back from a two-week family trip to Indonesia and this is my first week back at work. Over there, I thought a 12-hour day visiting my parents’ friends of friends (who I don’t even know yet who not only wanted to catch up with my parents as soon as word got around that they were in the country, but also see what their kids looked like) was draining. However, I’ve been feeling exhausted after every work day – and I was actually LOOKING FORWARD to going back to work after the trip!

Regardless, I’m a bit more settled now and hope to get back to blogging this weekend 🙂

Maureen, I sincerely hope you’re feeling well after the holidays, illness, company, etc. — seems to take longer to bounce back after every “adventure,” eh? (I was discombobulated until the end of January, lol.) Thanks for the neat kiwi peeling trick!

How are you going, Maureen? I do hope you’re coping with your house guests and your business and everything else you do that keeps you so busy. I’m sure you’re doing plenty of cooking and I can’t wait for you to share all you’ve been up to – both in the kitchen and out xx

Believe it or not I have never peeled a kiwi! I know exactly what you are talking about on catching up. After months of unexpected changes I am starting to do the same. Hoping you are well now and we both can enjoy the foodie world !

I use a similar method by cutting off the 2 ends first but instead of a spoon to scoop the fruit out, I find it easier to just use a regular peeler because the spoon can sometimes leave a fair bit of fruit on the skin if not done properly.

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